Atlantyca, SpA “Thea Stilton and the Star Castaways” Scholastic, Inc. 06/2011 ISBN13: 978-0-545-22774-2 Librarian’s Note: The English language edition of the copy I picked up in France last year is finally out. I like the French title, “Destination the Stars” better than “Star Castaways”. So fresh it’s not yet up … Continue reading →

Tucker, Patrick “Solar Power from the Moon” The Futurist May/June 2011 ISSN: 0016-3317 On-Line Text Librarian’s Note: Also includes an article from satellite-guru and ex-ISU dean Joseph Pelton entitled “Finding Eden on the Moon” that lays out a case for a Moonbase entitled Eden 1. The Solar power article features … Continue reading →

“Lego City Space Shuttle” LEGO 2011 Catalog #: 3367 Publisher’s Website LEGOSpace Website Librarian’s Note: Finally, the LEGOSpace countdown clock runs to zero again, and I use my lunch hour to head to the LEGO store at the mall just up the road a bit. I’m all anxious to load … Continue reading →

“Meteor Strike” LEGO 2011 Catalog #: 3850 Librarian’s Note: Just released (and for only $19.99) at my local LEGO store, where they inform me that it looks as if LEGO has discontinued the Lunar Command game, as they haven’t seen anything about it being released here in the U.S. As … Continue reading →